Wall sheathing



June" 9, l1925.

C. O. COWAN WALL SHEATHING original Filed June 22, 1923 gmk@ C Cba/av',

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UNITED STATE CHARLES 0. COWAN, OF PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

WALL SHEATHING.

Original application filed June 22, 1923,'Seria1 No. 647,081. Divided and this application filed February 27, 1924. Serial No. 695,512.

Y 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES O. CowAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Palo Alto, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Sheathing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to improvements in wall constructions, more particularly to sheathings which are comprised in such wall constructions, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

The present application is a division of my co-pending application for improvement in vWall Sheathing, Serial Number 647,081, filed J mie 22nd, 1923, and contemplates the provision in a wall construction of a sheathing in which the means for securing an insulating and protective covering to a fixed support also serves to tie the usual plaster or stuccoing to the insulating and protective covering and to hold the plaster or stuccoing firmly against the outer face of the insulating and protective covering.

A. further object of the invention is to provide in a wall construction a sheathing which comprises relatively few parts, which parts can be applied to a support in a relatively short time and with relatively little labor andv which when in applied position provide efficient means for insulating the wall against passage of heat therethrough and for securely holding plaster or stuccoing in the `desired position with respect to the support.

Other objects and Vadvantages will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in whicht Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a sheathing embodying the invention applied to the studding of a wall,

Figure 2 is a vertical section through one of the studding members and through the sheathing applied thereto, showing also plaster in place against the sheathing.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the usual studding members which ordinarily are provided in spaced apart relation in wall constructions. Studding members 1 are vertically disposed. Horizontally disposed wall boards of any suitable known type of construction may be arranged against the outer faces of the studding members 1, the lower edge of each board being adjacent or contiguous to the upper edge of the next lower board. Staples 3 having the ends thereof driven into the boards 2 are arranged in staggered relation in respect to one another and protrude from the boards 2 so that the end portions thereof are disposed outwardly from the outer faces of the boards. Certain of the staples 3 may be driven through the boards 2 into the studding members 1 and thus serve to secure the boards 2 to the studding.

'Ihe protruding portions of the staples serve as a means for binding or tying plaster, stuccoing or the like as indicated at 4 in Figure 2 to the wall boards 2.

The staples 3 may be driven through the wall boards 2 into the studding members and thus have the dual function of securing the wall boards in place on the studding and binding the plaster to the wall boards.

It will be manifest that the wall boards -will provide an insulating and protective sheathing when adjacent boards are arranged in edgewise contiguous relation and tliata wall which will be thoroughly effective to prevent the passage of heat therethrough will be provide-d when plaster has been placed against the outer faces of the wall boards and is securedy against the wall boards by the protruding portions of the staples 3.

The wall construction thus may be formed in a relatively short time with but little labor and at a relatively low cost when a sheathing embodying the present invention is employed.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that illus-l trated in the accompanying drawing and I therefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations of the form of the device disclosed herein as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a wall sheathing, the combination with the usual studding of a covering comprising building boards arranged against the studding, and a plurality of staples arranged in spaced relation in respect to one another projecting from the outer faces of the building boards, certain of said staples being driven into the studding to hold the boards in place and the projecting porlports for securing the building boards to the tions of the staples being` adapted to engage support-s, i said securing Ymeans projectingv with pla-storing or the like. from the outer faces of the building` boards, l0 2. In a Wall sheathing, the combination the projecting portions of said means being 5 with a Support, 0I" building boards arranged adapted t0 bind plaster Or the like to Said against the support, means extending building boards, through said building boards into the sup- Y CHARLES O. COTVAN. 

